ecological group of plants
set of plant species with a similar relationship to environmental conditions
hygrophytes
plant living in a humid or aquatic environment
mesotrophic plant
plant that needs a moderate amount of nutrients, including mineral nutrients, in the soil or some other substrate; an intermediate position between eutrophic plants and oligotrophic plants
xerophyte
species of plant adapted to survive in environments with little liquid water
aerophytes
plant that obtains moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on other plants but not parasitic on them
ephemeral plant
plant with a short life cycle
eutrophic plant
plant that requires large quantities of nutrients
halophyte
salt-tolerant plant
sclerophyll
type of vegetation that has hard leaves, short internodes and leaf orientation parallel or oblique to direct sunlight
Emergent plant
aquatic plant that emerges above the surface of the water it is within
lithophyte
plants that grow in or on rocks
aquatic plant
plant that has adapted to living in an aquatic environment
succulent plant
plants having some parts that are more than normally thickened and fleshy
mesophile
organism that prefers moderate temperatures
shade-tolerant plant
plants that can grow in low light conditions